2021
Patient‐detectable responsive neurostimulation as a seizure warning system
Quraishi IH, Hirsch LJ. Patient‐detectable responsive neurostimulation as a seizure warning system. Epilepsia 2021, 62: e110-e116. PMID: 34018182, PMCID: PMC8629031, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponsive neurostimulation systemFocal impaired awareness seizuresProportion of patientsQuality of lifeSeizure warningTolerable symptomsClinical seizuresLatter therapySelect patientsAwareness seizuresEpileptiform activityEarly recognitionResponsive neurostimulationEpileptiform patternsCognitive impairmentPatientsNeurostimulation systemSymptomsSeizuresTherapyTreatment of clustersStimulationSeizure warning systemSeizure recognitionEpilepsy
2020
Neuroimaging Correlates of Lateralized Rhythmic Delta Activity, Lateralized Periodic Discharges, and Generalized Rhythmic Delta Activity on EEG in Critically Ill Patients
Alzawahmah M, Fong MWK, Gilmore EJ, Hirsch LJ. Neuroimaging Correlates of Lateralized Rhythmic Delta Activity, Lateralized Periodic Discharges, and Generalized Rhythmic Delta Activity on EEG in Critically Ill Patients. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2020, 39: 228-234. PMID: 33235178, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhythmic delta activityDelta activityMRI abnormalitiesNormal MRIGeneralized rhythmic delta activityLateralized rhythmic delta activityLateralized periodic dischargesCritically Ill PatientsMajority of patientsMultifocal abnormalitiesIll patientsFocal findingsMRI characteristicsFocal abnormalitiesLRDAPatientsDiscordant findingsEpileptiform patternsMost abnormalitiesContinuous EEGPeriodic dischargesAbnormalitiesEEG patternsStatistical significanceMRIDetecting Seizures and Epileptiform Abnormalities in Acute Brain Injury
Singla S, Garcia GE, Rovenolt GE, Soto AL, Gilmore EJ, Hirsch LJ, Blumenfeld H, Sheth KN, Omay SB, Struck AF, Westover MB, Kim JA. Detecting Seizures and Epileptiform Abnormalities in Acute Brain Injury. Current Neurology And Neuroscience Reports 2020, 20: 42. PMID: 32715371, PMCID: PMC9353690, DOI: 10.1007/s11910-020-01060-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIctal-interictal continuumBrain injuryAcute brain injuryBetter clinical outcomesTraumatic brain injuryRecent FindingsCurrent literatureIncreased morbidityClinical outcomesEpileptiform abnormalitiesEEG findingsMortality riskEEG monitoringEpileptiform patternsPrognostic modelSeizuresClinical settingInjuryLogistical barriersElectroencephalogram studyUse of EEGABIPractical barriersEEG analysisEEGMorbidity
2018
Clinical Correlates of Periodic Discharges and Nonconvulsive Seizures in Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)
Bastide L, Legros B, Rampal N, Gilmore EJ, Hirsch LJ, Gaspard N. Clinical Correlates of Periodic Discharges and Nonconvulsive Seizures in Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES). Neurocritical Care 2018, 29: 481-490. PMID: 29949000, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-018-0548-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeReversible encephalopathy syndromeContinuous electroencephalography monitoringGlasgow Outcome ScaleNonconvulsive seizuresPeriodic dischargesEncephalopathy syndromeRisk factorsWorse outcomesEpileptiform patternsMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalitiesRetrospective cohort studyCEEG findingsEligible patientsRelated seizuresCohort studyHospital dischargeLow disabilityIll patientsImaging abnormalitiesMedical chartsClinical featuresPathophysiological mechanismsEEG findingsFunctional outcome